Pharmeceutical drug discovery has wide-reaching and obvious effects on the lives of people everywhere, and yet the general public knows very little about the way in which these important products are conceived. We rely on pharmaceuticals to keep us healthy in countless ways, with almost no understanding of the process behind the creation of the drugs we use. in Hallelujah Moments, Eugene Cordes reveals just how some of the most important and influential drugs are made. He shares his firsthand knowledge of the drug-discovery world, having spent a long and distinguished career on both the academic and industrial side of pharmaceutical research. These tales are "adventure stories," and they follow important drugs like Proscar, Capoten, and Mevacor from the idea stage all the way to the point of being made publicly available. Cordes shows us the dynamic and critical thinking needed to create a useful drug, and the human stories of risk-taking, problem-solving, and, in many cases, failure. Written accessibly for a non-scientist audience, Hallelujah Moments brings the general public up to speed on the fascinating world of drug discovery like never before.

About the Author
Dr. Eugene Cordes has been a professor at the University of Michigan since 1995. In addition to having served as Vice President at Merck Research Laboratories and as the Vice President of R&D at Eastman Pharmaceuticals, he is the author of The Tao of Chemistry and Life (OUP 2009).

Reviews
Gene Cordes gives us an interesting and uncommonly clear insight into the scientifically complex world of drug discovery, using common vocabulary. This is a great read for all who are interested in the pharmaceutical industry. * Paul S. Anderson, PhD, former President of the American Chemical Society and Senior Vice-President for Chemistry and Physical Sciences at Dupont-Merck Pharmaceuticals *



Book Information
ISBN 9780199337149
Author Eugene H. Cordes
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 522g
Dimensions(mm) 163mm * 236mm * 25mm